Battle of Cabo de Cruz

The Battle of Cabo de Cruz (March 1716) occurred when the pirate captain Edward Kenway and the crew of the Jackdaw assaulted the Spanish Navy fort of Cabo de Cruz in southern Cuba. Kenway's ship had rounded the east coast of Cuba after taking over the fort of Gibara in northern Cuba en route to Tulum on the Yucatan peninsula, and Kenway's ship came under fire from the Spanish fort at Cabo de Cruz. The pirates destroyed the fort's ramparts and cannon positions with naval bombardment, and the pirates proceeded to storm the burning fort, slaying Spanish officer Bartolome de la Serna before entering the war room and killing Admiral Bitores de Padilla. The pirates proceeded to lower the Spanish flag and raise the black flag of piracy, taking over the fort as a pirate stronghold.